Telegram from Hamburg-American Line to William Crawford Gorgas

Subject(s): Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926, Panama--Colón, Steamboat lines, Steamboats

The Hamburg-American Line asks if the SS Blücher will receive the same treatment at Colón it received in Venezuela. It notes that some of the passengers are Speaker of the House Joseph Gurney Cannon and congressmen with whom he is touring.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-08

Creator(s)

Hamburg-American Line

Recipient

Gorgas, William Crawford, 1854-1920

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Telegram

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Telegram from Hamburg-American Line to William Crawford Gorgas. [March 8, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55638. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Hamburg-American Line. Telegram from Hamburg-American Line to William Crawford Gorgas. [8 Mar. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55638.

APA:

Hamburg-American Line., [1907, March 8]. Telegram from Hamburg-American Line to William Crawford Gorgas.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55638.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.